Mission & Values

Powhatan School believes that successful education creates lifelong learners who use their knowledge, creativity, and skills to be confident students in an ever-changing world.

Why choose a K-8

We believe strongly in a PK-8 educational environment. The learning opportunities when elementary and middle school students attend classes together on the same campus are many and invaluable. Read more

Lower School (PK-5)

Powhatan’s Lower School (PK-5) provides a safe, nurturing environment where a firm foundation of academic, interpersonal, athletic, and cultural skills is built for each student.

Upper School (6-8)

Consisting of grades six to eight, with each grade divided into two sections of up to sixteen students, the Upper School seeks to prepare students to be academically successful at the high school level as well as socially skilled, community minded, and civically and environmentally responsible.

Welcome

This Admissions section serves as your resource for learning more about the inquiry and application process, and is designed to help guide you in your decision-making regarding Powhatan School and independent schools in general.

Top-10 Blog Posts of the 2016-17 school year

In August of 2014 we launched the Powhatan Pulse: A School Blog. The purpose was to strengthen our online communication with parents and to highlight a few of the great things happening in our classrooms. Each year we look back over the analytics of the blog to find the ten most…

Mrs. Hobbs took this photo on the Chesapeake Bay field trip. The school search process starts well before applying to any independent school. As you begin the search to find the best school for your children, you will find various schools designed to meet different needs. After visiting, researching and…

We are one day away from revealing the #1 most popular classroom video! Our countdown continues today as we explore two videos that combined for more than 400 views. The Collaboration video was a part of Mrs. Scarborough’s blog post letter exploring the 5 C’s of Twenty-First Century learning. It’s…

Tune in this week as we rank the Top-10 of the most popular classroom videos from the school’s YouTube channel. Our countdown continues today as we unveil the #4 & #5 videos. Here at Powhatan, we use an approach called NEAL (Nature Enhanced Approach to Learning). NEAL is a lens through…

Tune in this week as we rank the Top-10 of the most popular classroom videos from the school’s YouTube channel. Today we unveil the #6, #7 & #8 videos in our countdown: #8: Sharing Stories #7: Blandy Farm Field Trip #6: Royston’s Regatta View #9 &…

Tune in this week as we rank the Top-10 of the most popular classroom videos from the school’s YouTube channel. Today we unveil the #9 & #10 videos: #10: Assemblage Sculptures #9: Math Video Project (Algebra I Honors) In the time period from July 1, 2016…

Each summer we look back at the most popular blog posts and videos from the past school year. Top-10 Videos This past February we hit a major milestone, eclipsing 100,000 total views on our YouTube Page. In the lifetime of the page, we’ve received roughly 138,400 views. We hope…

Mrs. Nichols’ fifth grade class finished out the year in the MakerSpace with a fun cross-curricular that combined both engineering and art. When Mrs. Nichols and Mrs. Garrity began their planning, they first reflected on the success of an earlier bridge-building project with Mrs. Greenhalgh’s class. While it was important…

Comments Off on National French Test Honors & Authentic World Language Experiences

The end of the year is always a busy time for the World Language Department. A recent cross-curricular field trip, in conjunction with the art department, to Washington DC provided great opportunities for students to use what they are learning in class in the real world. During the trip, Mr.…

Second graders have been participating in a Project Based Learning (PBL) activity that centers around a mini economy called Market Day. Second grade studied the dynamics of an economy and then applied their understanding in the role of an entrepreneur and producer. The students learned about entrepreneurs and their products.…